Suggestions please!

[ABeerZale]

Wassup guys?

Saturday is brewday again , at last , so I was wanting to pick your brains. I have some great ingredients and was wondering if anyone has any expert suggestions as how to best take advantage of what I have got. Here goes, I have the following :

Pale Malt 5kg (11 lbs)
Cara Malt EBC 20 Blond 500 g ( 1.1 lbs )
Cara Clair EBC 7 500g ( 1.1 lbs)
Amber Abbey malt EBC 45 500g ( 1.1 lbs )
Castle Crystal Malt EBC 150 500 g

Hops :
Magnum 100g ( 0.22lbs)
Simcoe 100g
Chinook 94 g
Cascade 70
Citra 84

Yeast : Safale S - 05 (x2)

My intention is to do an IPA or Amber Ale with a strong hop profile. No limits on hop usage.
Last few brews have been really nice but I like to tweak things so I am keen to hear any tips , suggestions that you may have.
Thanks in advance!


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[dobe12]

Looks like you could make a nice English IPA, but with an American hop twist.

I'd use:

85-90% Pale
10-15% mix of caramel malts

Magnum for bittering, maybe 40-45 IBU or so.
Then blend the Chinook, Cascade, Simcoe, and Citra (but use 1/2 as much Simcoe and Citra as the Chinook and Cascade)
Add some of the mixture at 10, 5, flame out, and save a good bit for dry hopping.

I'd shoot for something close to:
1.060 - 1.070 OG
1.010 - 1.015 FG
60-70 IBU
8-12 SRM

Enjoy

 

[ABeerZale]

Cheers pal. Could be interesting. Have to admit though, I've only tried a few English IPAs and found them to be a lot less satisfying than American ones.


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[dobe12]

I would agree, but this would be more of an English grain bill with American hops. I would turn out to be hoppier, more citrus/piney, but still a bit more malty than most American styles.

 

[ABeerZale]

Ok, I see what youse are getting at. No American grain here in Europe. So most of my recent brews have been based on American style IPA, and have used Belgian Malt and have come out great. Thanks for the input.
The commercial English IPAs I've tried have been very boring to day the least. I'm a sucker for aromatic hops.

 

[dobe12]

Another idea, use some Belgian malts (Pale, aromatic, a bit of crystal), a blend of American and Nobel hops, and a Belgian yeast (I'd suggest Ardennes). Belgian IPA!

 

[chickypad]

With the S-05 and american hops that is going to be an American IPA regardless of the where the grains came from. I use MO all the time in my american pales and IPA's but they are nothing like English beers without an English yeast. I like dobe12's recipe but I would personally go a lot lower on the crystal more like 5% or less.

 

[ABeerZale]

With the S-05 and american hops that is going to be an American IPA regardless of the where the grains came from. I use MO all the time in my american pales and IPA's but they are nothing like English beers without an English yeast. I like dobe12's recipe but I would personally go a lot lower on the crystal more like 5% or less.

That's more or less what I believe , my previous beers taste like a standard American IPA.


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